Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in January heat wave

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Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in January heat wave

Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

 

Monday, January 12, 2009

 

 

 

 

(01-12) 11:24 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Shirtsleeves in January?

 

It's shaping up to be one of the warmest mid-January days on record in the Bay

Area. In two cities, record highs for the date were obliterated before noon, and

temperature marks elsewhere are likely to fall as well.

 

SFGate Weather

 

Current Conditions

Updated: 12:00 PM,

Mon Jan 12

City Sky Temp

S Rafael n/a 68

Napa Mo Sunny 71

Concord Sunny 68

Oakland n/a 73

Oklnd Arpt Mo Sunny 73

SF n/a 69

SFO Ptly Sunny 64

Livermore Sunny 64

Hayward Sunny 74

Redwd City N/A M M

SJ Ptly Sunny 73

Monterey Sunny 74

 

Source: Nat'l Weather Svc

 

 

 

In Santa Rosa, the old record of 66 degrees, set in 1967, was eclipsed by 9 a.m.

Two hours later, the mercury was at 76 degrees and rising.

 

In Oakland, the record of 65, set in 1970, was a distant memory when the

downtown temperature hit 72 before noon.

 

It was 66 degrees in San Francisco, just shy of the Jan. 12 mark of 67 set in

1948. A record for the date looks like a sure thing in the city and around the

Bay Area, the National Weather Service said.

 

" I'd say there is that possibility, " agency forecaster Bob Benjamin said.

" Temperatures are warming up, and some of the records are not that formidable. "

 

The highest January temperature ever in San Francisco was 79 degrees, recorded

Jan. 8, 1962. In Oakland it reached 74 degrees on Jan. 29, 1974, although

records for the city on file at the National Weather Service go back only to

1970.

 

The warm weather is the result of a " fairly strong " high-pressure system that's

bringing warm air off the land, the reverse of the Bay Area's normal onshore

flow, Benjamin said.

 

Today is expected to be the warmest day of the week, but above-normal

temperatures are likely for the next few days, the weather service said.

 

Rain? Not a drop in sight.

 

E-mail Henry K. Lee at hlee.

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No record highs here in Wisconsin (north central USA, by the Great Lakes). Wind chills the next couple days will be in the -30* to -40* (F) range. Brrrrrrr. You can get frostbite just by having skin exposed to the wind for a few minutes.Sue--- On Mon, 1/12/09, fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:fraggle <EBbrewpunx Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in January heat wave"doomerism (AT) googl (DOT) com" <doomerism (AT) googl (DOT) com>, "vegan chat" Monday, January 12, 2009, 2:46 PM

 

Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in January heat wave

Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

 

Monday, January 12, 2009

 

(01-12) 11:24 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Shirtsleeves in January?

 

It's shaping up to be one of the warmest mid-January days on record in the Bay Area. In two cities, record highs for the date were obliterated before noon, and temperature marks elsewhere are likely to fall as well.

 

SFGate Weather

 

Current Conditions

Updated: 12:00 PM,

Mon Jan 12

City Sky Temp

S Rafael n/a 68

Napa Mo Sunny 71

Concord Sunny 68

Oakland n/a 73

Oklnd Arpt Mo Sunny 73

SF n/a 69

SFO Ptly Sunny 64

Livermore Sunny 64

Hayward Sunny 74

Redwd City N/A M M

SJ Ptly Sunny 73

Monterey Sunny 74

 

Source: Nat'l Weather Svc

 

 

In Santa Rosa, the old record of 66 degrees, set in 1967, was eclipsed by 9 a.m. Two hours later, the mercury was at 76 degrees and rising.

 

In Oakland, the record of 65, set in 1970, was a distant memory when the downtown temperature hit 72 before noon.

 

It was 66 degrees in San Francisco, just shy of the Jan. 12 mark of 67 set in 1948. A record for the date looks like a sure thing in the city and around the Bay Area, the National Weather Service said.

 

"I'd say there is that possibility, " agency forecaster Bob Benjamin said. "Temperatures are warming up, and some of the records are not that formidable."

 

The highest January temperature ever in San Francisco was 79 degrees, recorded Jan. 8, 1962. In Oakland it reached 74 degrees on Jan. 29, 1974, although records for the city on file at the National Weather Service go back only to 1970.

 

The warm weather is the result of a "fairly strong" high-pressure system that's bringing warm air off the land, the reverse of the Bay Area's normal onshore flow, Benjamin said.

 

Today is expected to be the warmest day of the week, but above-normal temperatures are likely for the next few days, the weather service said.

 

Rain? Not a drop in sight.

 

E-mail Henry K. Lee at hlee (AT) sfchronicle (DOT) com.

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Frostbite...thats when you cross a snowman with a vampire....

Sue 3334 Jan 13, 2009 12:55 PM Re: Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in January heat wave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No record highs here in Wisconsin (north central USA, by the Great Lakes). Wind chills the next couple days will be in the -30* to -40* (F) range. Brrrrrrr. You can get frostbite just by having skin exposed to the wind for a few minutes.Sue--- On Mon, 1/12/09, fraggle <EBbrewpunx (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote:

fraggle <EBbrewpunx (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in January heat wave"doomerism (AT) googl (DOT) com" <doomerism (AT) googl (DOT) com>, "vegan chat" Monday, January 12, 2009, 2:46 PM

 

 

Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in January heat waveHenry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff WriterMonday, January 12, 2009(01-12) 11:24 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Shirtsleeves in January?It's shaping up to be one of the warmest mid-January days on record in the Bay Area. In two cities, record highs for the date were obliterated before noon, and temperature marks elsewhere are likely to fall as well.SFGate WeatherCurrent ConditionsUpdated: 12:00 PM,Mon Jan 12 City Sky Temp S Rafael n/a 68 Napa Mo Sunny 71 Concord Sunny 68 Oakland n/a 73 Oklnd Arpt Mo Sunny 73 SF n/a 69 SFO Ptly Sunny 64 Livermore Sunny 64 Hayward Sunny 74 Redwd City N/A M M SJ Ptly Sunny 73 Monterey Sunny 74 Source: Nat'l Weather SvcIn Santa Rosa, the old record of 66 degrees, set in 1967, was eclipsed by 9 a.m. Two hours later, the mercury was at 76 degrees and rising. In Oakland, the record of 65, set in 1970, was a distant memory when the downtown temperature hit 72 before noon.It was 66 degrees in San Francisco, just shy of the Jan. 12 mark of 67 set in 1948. A record for the date looks like a sure thing in the city and around the Bay Area, the National Weather Service said."I'd say there is that possibility, " agency forecaster Bob Benjamin said. "Temperatures are warming up, and some of the records are not that formidable."The highest January temperature ever in San Francisco was 79 degrees, recorded Jan. 8, 1962. In Oakland it reached 74 degrees on Jan. 29, 1974, although records for the city on file at the National Weather Service go back only to 1970.The warm weather is the result of a "fairly strong" high-pressure system that's bringing warm air off the land, the reverse of the Bay Area's normal onshore flow, Benjamin said.Today is expected to be the warmest day of the week, but above-normal temperatures are likely for the next few days, the weather service said.Rain? Not a drop in sight.E-mail Henry K. Lee at hlee (AT) sfchronicle (DOT) com.

 

 

 

 

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Brrr! Too cold for me :-)

 

Jo

 

, Sue 3334 <sue_3334 wrote:

>

> No record highs here in Wisconsin (north central USA, by the Great

Lakes). Wind chills the next couple days will be in the -30* to -40*

(F) range. Brrrrrrr. You can get frostbite just by having skin

exposed to the wind for a few minutes.

> Sue

>

> --- On Mon, 1/12/09, fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:

> fraggle <EBbrewpunx

> Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in

January heat wave

> " doomerism (AT) googl (DOT) com "

<doomerism (AT) googl (DOT) com>, " vegan chat "

 

> Monday, January 12, 2009, 2:46 PM

>

>

>

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Record highs for date fall by mid-morning in January

heat wave

>

> Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

>

>

>

> Monday, January 12, 2009

>

>

>

> (01-12) 11:24 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Shirtsleeves in January?

>

>

>

> It's shaping up to be one of the warmest mid-January days on record

in the Bay Area. In two cities, record highs for the date were

obliterated before noon, and temperature marks elsewhere are likely

to fall as well.

>

>

>

> SFGate Weather

>

>

>

> Current Conditions

>

> Updated: 12:00 PM,

>

> Mon Jan 12

>

> City Sky Temp

>

> S Rafael n/a 68

>

> Napa Mo Sunny 71

>

> Concord Sunny 68

>

> Oakland n/a 73

>

> Oklnd Arpt Mo Sunny 73

>

> SF n/a 69

>

> SFO Ptly Sunny 64

>

> Livermore Sunny 64

>

> Hayward Sunny 74

>

> Redwd City N/A M M

>

> SJ Ptly Sunny 73

>

> Monterey Sunny 74

>

>

>

> Source: Nat'l Weather Svc

>

>

>

>

>

> In Santa Rosa, the old record of 66 degrees, set in 1967, was

eclipsed by 9 a.m. Two hours later, the mercury was at 76 degrees and

rising.

>

>

>

> In Oakland, the record of 65, set in 1970, was a distant memory

when the downtown temperature hit 72 before noon.

>

>

>

> It was 66 degrees in San Francisco, just shy of the Jan. 12 mark of

67 set in 1948. A record for the date looks like a sure thing in the

city and around the Bay Area, the National Weather Service said.

>

>

>

> " I'd say there is that possibility, " agency forecaster Bob

Benjamin said. " Temperatures are warming up, and some of the records

are not that formidable. "

>

>

>

> The highest January temperature ever in San Francisco was 79

degrees, recorded Jan. 8, 1962. In Oakland it reached 74 degrees on

Jan. 29, 1974, although records for the city on file at the National

Weather Service go back only to 1970.

>

>

>

> The warm weather is the result of a " fairly strong " high-pressure

system that's bringing warm air off the land, the reverse of the Bay

Area's normal onshore flow, Benjamin said.

>

>

>

> Today is expected to be the warmest day of the week, but above-

normal temperatures are likely for the next few days, the weather

service said.

>

>

>

> Rain? Not a drop in sight.

>

>

>

> E-mail Henry K. Lee at hlee (AT) sfchronicle (DOT) com.

>